Previous Year Question
The discussion on ‘Sustainable Development’ was started after submitting a report on environment to the United Nations in 1987. The report was
First Report on Climate Change
Our Common Future
Second Report on Climate Change
Fifth Assessment Report
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) presented its famous report Our Common Future. It is also known as the Brundtland Report, after the Commission's Chair, Gro Harlem Brundtland. The official United Nations record also identifies the 1987 report as Our Common Future.
This report gave worldwide recognition to the concept of Sustainable Development. It described Sustainable Development as development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The basic objective of the concept is to establish a balance among Economic Development, Social Welfare and Environmental Protection. In other words, natural resources should be used for development without degrading them to such an extent that future generations are deprived of them.